2006 Minnesota Statutes

182.656 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
    Subdivision 1. Council creation; makeup of council. An Occupational Safety and Health
Advisory Council consisting of 12 members appointed by the commissioner of labor and industry
is created to advise the department. The council members shall be chosen so that three shall
represent management; three shall represent labor; three shall represent occupational safety and
health professions; and three shall represent the general public.
The commissioner of labor and industry shall designate one of the public members as chair.
The members shall be selected upon the basis of their experience and competence in the field of
occupational safety and health. The commissioner of labor and industry shall be an ex officio
member and shall serve as secretary of the council. The council shall elect from its members,
by a concurring vote of not less than six members, other officers as necessary to carry out the
duties thereof.
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1975 c 315 s 26]
    Subd. 3. Meetings; expiration of council. A majority of the council members constitutes a
quorum. The council shall meet at the call of its chair, or upon request of any six members. A tape
recording of the meeting with the tape being retained for a one-year period will be available upon
the request and payment of costs to any interested party. The council shall expire and the terms,
compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.059, except that the
council shall not expire before June 30, 2003.
History: 1973 c 732 s 7; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 315 s 14; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1984 c 531 s 6;
1986 c 444; 1993 c 132 s 4; 1997 c 192 s 30; 2001 c 161 s 36; 2003 c 38 s 2